How can I remove filter options in Playa?

Question

In my Playa field I've set a specific Channel, Author, and Status that the user will be able to filter on when on the EE publish page in the control panel. However it still presents a filter option to filter by Author and Status. The options available are only the ones that I set but even so I'd prefer to remove complexity and confusion by removing the option to add a specific filter — just search by typing in the box.

Is this possible? If so, how?

Answer 1

I am assuming that what you're asking is for a way to remove the +/- buttons that allow for additional filter menus (Category/Author/Status) to be shown to the user on the Playa drop panes interface.

If that's the case, the only way you can hide those (as far as I can see) is to use some JS or CSS. You can use CP CSS & JS to add bits of CSS or JS to the Control Panel.

Here is a jQuery snippet that will remove the +/- buttons. Note that you'll need to replace the field_id (XX) with the actual field_id.

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#field_id_XX').find('.playa-dp-remove, .playa-dp-add').hide();
});

Or with CSS:

#field_id_XX .playa-dp-remove, 
#field_id_XX .playa-dp-add
{
    display:none;
}